How to conjugate pretender in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

pretender
to intend, to try, to claim
regular verb

Pretender means to intend or aim to do something, to try or attempt, or to claim or assert something. It is used to express intentions, efforts, or assertions.

How to conjugate pretender in Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
pretendía
Tú
pretendías
Él / Ella / Usted
pretendía
Nosotros / Nosotras
pretendíamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
pretendíais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
pretendían

Examples of pretender in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo pretendía estudiar más.
I used to pretend to study more.
Tú
Tú pretendías ser un buen amigo.
You used to pretend to be a good friend.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella pretendía ayudar en casa.
She used to pretend to help at home.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros pretendíamos ganar siempre.
We used to pretend to always win.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros pretendíais ser mejores.
You all used to pretend to be better.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos pretendían que todo estaba bien.
They used to pretend that everything was fine.

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Yo pretendía estudiar más.

Other conjugations of pretender

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Imperfect
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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